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We are the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word. We seek out the lost & bring back the strayed to the Catholic faith. 🙏

Irondale, AL
Joined July 2012
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Trying a Matcha KitKat in Japan 🇯🇵🍵
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"The practice of recommending to God the souls in Purgatory, that He may mitigate the great pains which they suffer,...is most pleasing to the Lord and most profitable to us." -St. Alphonsus Liguori
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Franciscan All Souls "Praised by You, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death, from whom no one living can escape." -St. Francis of Assisi
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Join Fr. Mark on a pilgrimage through Italy and explore remarkable Eucharistic miracles and walk in the footsteps of St. Francis, St. Clare, St. Catherine of Siena, and St. Rita. This is the first of three episodes from our journey through Italy! youtube.com/watch?v=Y_jCIsMT…
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“Souls are won with the knees." -St. Charles Borromeo
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Fr. Joseph introduces us to the beautiful monarch butterflies that pass through Alabama each October. As these butterflies undergo their transformation, they offer us a beautiful reminder of the promise of our own eternal life in Heaven. youtube.com/watch?v=7PjoeHk1…
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"I cure them, but God heals them." -St. Martin de Porres
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"If only you knew with what great longing these holy souls yearn for relief from their suffering. Ingratitude has never entered Heaven." –St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
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On the Feast of All Saints, join Br. Pier Giorgio in praying the Litany of the Saints. A beautiful way to honor the great cloud of witnesses and ask for their intercession. Pray along! 🙏
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Beloved, we are God's children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:2)
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"I asked the whole frame of the world about my God; and he answered, I am not He, but He made me." -St. Augustine
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"Prayer is the best armor we have, it is the key which opens the heart of God." -St. Padre Pio
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Join the friars as they return to University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) for their annual Eucharistic Procession. Thank you Bama Catholic for hosting this event for all students and for your witness to Jesus. youtu.be/PLYEmBy07bY
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Saint Jude, saint for our needs, pray for us. Saint Jude, saint for our times, pray for us. (Litany of St. Jude)
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Fr. Joseph and Fr. John Paul are praying for you at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi. 🙏
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For no one hates his own flesh but rather nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ does the Church, because we are members of his Body. (Ephesians 5:29-30)
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"He laid his hands on her, and she at once stood up straight and glorified God." (Luke 13:13)
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Happy Birthday Fr. Leonard! May God bless you in all you do! Cheers!🍻
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Voyage Comics & Publishing sent us something. We unboxed it. Find out why this unboxing is extra special.
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